LACN Operations Survey Report

Data from 2025-2026

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St Olaf College

• If St Olaf College does not appear on a plot, it either did not respond to that question or entered 0.
• A value of zero in a summary table indicates either a response of 0 or no response.

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Introduction

Undergraduate Enrollment

Summary
N	38
Mean	2,226
Median	2,127
Max	3,675
Min	1,112
St Olaf College	3,074

Reporting and Staffing

Reporting Structure

N = 39

Steps Removed from President’s Office

N = 39

Performance Metrics

Which Performance Measures are Most Important?
Minimum 2 responses (n = 35)
Performance Measure	N	Frequency	Your School
Student Engagement	27	77.1%	Student engagement
First Destination Outcomes	24	68.6%	First destination outcomes
Internship Outcomes	23	65.7%	Internship and mentored research participation
Alumni Engagement	10	28.6%
Employer Engagement	7	20%
Student Outcomes	4	11.4%

Most important performance measures to your institution: 1. Student engagement, 2. Internship and mentored research participation, and 3. First destination outcomes.

Student Staff (Total)

Summary
N	39
Mean	14
Median	12
Max	59
Min	3
St Olaf College	26

Student Staff (Paraprofessional)

Summary
N	30
Mean	9
Median	6
Max	43
Min	1
St Olaf College	20

Student to Student Staff Ratio

Summary
N	38
Mean	220
Median	188
Max	538
Min	35
St Olaf College	118

Professional (Total FTE)

Summary
N	33
Mean	12
Median	11
Max	25
Min	4
St Olaf College	12

Student to Professional Staff (FTE) Ratio

Summary
N	32
Mean	215
Median	206
Max	515
Min	96
St Olaf College	261

Professional Staff: Responsibilities

(drop down selection applied to both “Number of FT staff primarily dedicated” and “Number of staff involved”)

Responsibility:

Student Counseling/Advising Health Professions Advising Alumni Counseling/Advising Fellowship Advising Pre-Law Advising Program/Event Planning Marketing/Communications Employer Relations Internship Funding Office Management/Front Desk Supervision of Professional Staff Budget Management Technology Management Assessment (Data, Outcomes, Program)

Number of FT staff primarily dedicated

Summary
N	37
Mean	5
Median	5
Max	11
Min	2
St Olaf College	7

Summary
N	21
Mean	1
Median	1
Max	2
Min	1
St Olaf College	1

Summary
N	14
Mean	3
Median	2
Max	8
Min	1
St Olaf College	1

Summary
N	9
Mean	1
Median	1
Max	2
Min	1
St Olaf College	0

Summary
N	20
Mean	1
Median	1
Max	1
Min	1
St Olaf College	1

Summary
N	25
Mean	5
Median	3
Max	19
Min	1
St Olaf College	7

Summary
N	25
Mean	2
Median	1
Max	6
Min	1
St Olaf College	1

Summary
N	39
Mean	2
Median	2
Max	6
Min	1
St Olaf College	2

Summary
N	28
Mean	1
Median	1
Max	3
Min	1
St Olaf College	2

Summary
N	29
Mean	1
Median	1
Max	2
Min	1
St Olaf College	1

Summary
N	37
Mean	3
Median	3
Max	9
Min	1
St Olaf College	3

Summary
N	33
Mean	1
Median	1
Max	5
Min	1
St Olaf College	2

Summary
N	20
Mean	1
Median	1
Max	3
Min	1
St Olaf College	0

Summary
N	30
Mean	2
Median	1
Max	4
Min	1
St Olaf College	1

Number of staff involved

Summary
N	39
Mean	7
Median	7
Max	13
Min	3
St Olaf College	10

Summary
N	28
Mean	2
Median	1
Max	5
Min	1
St Olaf College	3

Summary
N	35
Mean	6
Median	6
Max	12
Min	1
St Olaf College	11

Summary
N	15
Mean	3
Median	1
Max	11
Min	1
St Olaf College	11

Summary
N	31
Mean	1
Median	1
Max	5
Min	1
St Olaf College	2

Summary
N	38
Mean	9
Median	8
Max	19
Min	1
St Olaf College	13

Summary
N	37
Mean	4
Median	3
Max	14
Min	1
St Olaf College	12

Summary
N	39
Mean	4
Median	3
Max	14
Min	1
St Olaf College	12

Summary
N	36
Mean	2
Median	2
Max	14
Min	1
St Olaf College	3

Summary
N	37
Mean	2
Median	1
Max	9
Min	1
St Olaf College	2

Summary
N	37
Mean	4
Median	3
Max	11
Min	1
St Olaf College	5

Summary
N	37
Mean	2
Median	2
Max	11
Min	1
St Olaf College	3

Summary
N	33
Mean	2
Median	2
Max	8
Min	1
St Olaf College	6

Summary
N	37
Mean	3
Median	3
Max	14
Min	1
St Olaf College	3

National/Regional Conferences and Workshops

Conferences Attended by Staff
(n = 39)
Conferences	N	Frequency	Your School
National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE)	32	82%	Yes
Pre-Law Advising (e.g., NAPLA)	23	59%	Yes
Regional Associations of Colleges & Employers (e.g., EACE, SWACE)	22	56%
Health Professions Advising (e.g., National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions)	19	49%	Yes
Other	17	44%	Yes
Small College Career Alliance (SCCA)	16	41%
Fellowship Advising (e.g., National Association of Fellowships Advisors)	10	26%
National Career Development Association (NCDA)	7	18%
Career Leadership Collective	6	15%
Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Ed (NASPA)	3	7.7%
American College Personnel Association (ACPA)	2	5.1%
National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE)	2	5.1%

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Services and Programs

Services Offered: Undergraduate Students

Services Offered to Undergraduates
(n = 39)
Services	N	Frequency	Your School
Job development, employer relations and recruiting	39	100%	Yes
Internship advising/programs/placements	38	97%	Yes
Advising for graduate school admission	36	92%	Yes
Pre-law advising	30	77%	Yes
Pre-med/health school advising	23	59%	Yes
National/international fellowship advising (e.g., Watson, Fulbright)	12	31%
Student on-campus employment (managed)	10	26%
Other	8	21%	Yes
Community service/service-learning	3	7.7%
Federal work study	3	7.7%

Programs Offered: Undergraduate Students

Programs Offered to Undergraduates
(n = 39)
Programs	N	Frequency	Your School
Employer information sessions	39	100%	Yes
Student/alumni networking events	39	100%	Yes
Professional staff delivered workshops	38	97%	Yes
Alumni and/or parent delivered programs	36	92%	Yes
Workshops/presentations to students in academic courses (excluding "career courses")	36	92%	Yes
Industry/sector/career community specific events	33	85%	Yes
Employer interviews	32	82%
Career treks/immersion trips (lasting a least one day)	30	77%	Yes
Identity based programming (BIPOC, first generation, LGBTQIA+, etc.)	30	77%	Yes
Employer delivered workshops	29	74%	Yes
Parent/family weekend programs	29	74%
Student staff delivered workshops	27	69%	Yes
Career class/program (for credit)	19	49%
Alumni networking platform and/or alumni directory (maintained by career services)	17	44%
Career fairs (large scale, traditional)	17	44%	Yes
Large scale program/event specifically for FIRST YEARS (at least 10% of the class participates)	17	44%	Yes
Mentoring program	14	36%
Large scale program/event specifically for SOPHOMORES (at least 10% of the class participates)	12	31%
Pre-orientation program	11	28%
Large scale program/event specifically for SENIORS (at least 10% of the class participates)	9	23%
Job shadow program	8	21%	Yes
Large-scale practice interview program	8	21%
Large scale program/event specifically for JUNIORS (at least 10% of the class participates)	4	10%
Other	1	2.6%

Services Offered: Graduate Students

Services Offered to Grad Students
(n = 7)
Services	N	Frequency	Your School
Career Counseling/Advising	7	100%
Job Development, Employer Relations & Recruiting	3	43%
Fellowship Advising	2	29%

Services Offered: Alumni

Services Offered to Alumni
No write-in responses (n = 38)
Services	N	Frequency	Your School
Full Service To All Alumni	20	53%
Full Service To "Young" Alumni And Limited Service To Other Alumni	9	24%
Limited Service To All Alumni	5	13%	Yes
Full Service To "Young" Alumni	2	5.3%
Limited Service To "Young" Alumni	2	5.3%

All institutions offer alumni services (N = 17)

Employer Relations

Info Sessions: Number Offered

Summary
N	35
Mean	44
Median	24
Max	226
Min	1
St Olaf College	9

Info Sessions: Number of Employers

Summary
N	33
Mean	32
Median	24
Max	132
Min	1
St Olaf College	9

Number of Career “Treks”

Summary
N	29
Mean	4
Median	4
Max	11
Min	1
St Olaf College	5

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Student and Alumni Engagement

Professional Staff Appointments with Students

Includes in-person, phone, and video chat; excludes email consultations

1. Appointments by Institution
2. Appointments by Class Year

Summary
N	33
Mean	2,063
Median	1,882
Max	4,270
Min	321
St Olaf College	4,241

Professional Staff Appointments + Email Consultations (Alumni only)

Summary
N	33
Mean	370
Median	220
Max	1,460
Min	10
St Olaf College	1,018

Professional Staff Appointments + Email Consultations per Total Professional Staff FTE

Summary
N	30
Mean	227
Median	200
Max	594
Min	42
St Olaf College	474

Student Engagement by Class Year

N = 29

Note: Engagement includes appointments w/ professional staff and peer advisors and programs and events

Student Engagement by Type of Engagement

N = 30

Experiential Learning Participation

% of students who completed by graduation

Summary
# of respondents by experience
Experience	N
Internship funded by your institution	13
Internship**	13
Any Experiential Learning*	12
Mentored research experience	11
Internship for academic credit	8
Paid internship	3

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Budget

Total Available Funding

Operating + Endowed Funds + Expendable Gifts + Other

Summary
Total (operating and non-operating)
N	35
Mean	933,609
Median	744,350
Max	4,045,592
Min	42,000
St Olaf College	1,406,105

Endowed Funds

Summary
N	30
Mean	638,438
Median	301,778
Max	2,900,000
Min	7,000
St Olaf College	1,200,600

Expendable Gifts

Summary
N	26
Mean	222,826
Median	177,799
Max	1,000,119
Min	2,500
St Olaf College	143,705

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Published Feb 2026, Data Analysis completed by St Olaf College